A question please: I think people were discussing their music production stuff, maybe bob and some other Europe guys?, somewhere in this thread years back. I cant find it, so sorry for the OT.
What was the software you were recommending? could I use it for multi track recording? guitar, vocals etc?
Used to have a guitar studio thing and a friend gave me propeller head reason to make beats with. But that is all some years ago on old computers long since dead.
Plenty of good choices. Some are both Win & Mac, others single platform. Linux versions are somewhat scarcer.
Most leading DAWs have been copying the good features of their competitors for some years now. They're more alike than different. It's hard to go wrong with any of them.
Pro Tools used to be the industry standard for professional applications, though its dominance is slipping. I'm currently using mostly Logic, StudioOne, and Ableton Live - each are better suited to differing applications. Though if required, I could use any one of them (or most other leading platforms) for just about anything I need to do.
If you select BWAV for your recording file format, you can freely exchange recorded tracks between any of the major DAWs.
GarageBand is free if you own a Mac, iPad, or iPhone. Comes with plenty of software instruments. Good to get started, though I wouldn't want its limitations if it was my only DAW.
Presonus offers a free limited edition of StudioOne. Cross platform. Again, probably all you'd need for your first forays. Though I don't know its limitations - I own the fully equipped edition.
You might want to grab one of those to poke at, and figure out what your preferences are.